Fort Findlay Playhouse 300 W Sandusky St Findlay, Ohio 45840 419-423-7168 Website: www.fortfindlayplayhouse.org Facebook: The Fort Findlay Playhouse (FFP)

FFP Board of Trustees President: Samantha Henry samanthalynn882003@yahoo.com V.President: WesTaylor wataylor@woh.rr.com Secretary: J.R. Smith jaysmith@fortfindlay.com Treasurer: Georgia Durain gdurain@yahoo.com Vickie Garner vgarner@dtroh.com Pete Rose PRose@FellerFinch.com George Rustemeyer gerustemeyer@sbcglobal.net Mark Thomas findlayref@woh.rr.com Marty Williams mgwillia55@gmail.com

Other Contacts FFP Patrons: ffppatrons@gmail.com FFP Website: fortfindlayplayhouse.org FFP Webmaster: jaysmith@fortfindlay.com Fortell Editor: shirleynebergall@yahoo.com

Meetings Board: 1st Wednesday of the month General Membership: 4th Wednesday of the month (If a meeting night falls on a final dress: Board meetings are moved to the following Monday, GM meetings aren’t rescheduled)

Fortell Staff Editor: Shirley Nebergall Proofing: J.R. Smith Photos: Kay Airco (casts), Facebook Article Contributors: John Garner, Tom Miller, Craig VanRenterghem Season show logos (other than Scrooge): Maggie Hardesty

Next Issue’s Deadline 5 p.m., Saturday, November 8

(Note: new deadline for all Fortells - 5 p.m. on the 8th of odd numbered months)

Box Office

Fort Findlay Playhouse tickets can be purchased through the Arts Partnership, located at 618 S. Main St. in downtown

Findlay, or by calling the Arts Partnership Box Office at (419) 422-4624.

Box Office hours are Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

(www.artspartnership.com)

OCTA Website: www.ohiocommunitytheatre.org

September 2014 Shirley Nebergall, Editor

F o r t F i n d l a y P l a y h o u s e T H E F O R T E L L

Crimes of the Heart Final Weekend Fast Approaching FFP is pleased to announce the cast for the upcoming production of the tragic comedy, Crimes of the Heart, written by Beth Henley, directed by J.R. Smith and produced by Vickie Garner.

The Magrath sisters are in their childhood home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. Lenny (Megan Meyer), the oldest sister, is unmarried at thirty and facing diminishing marital prospects; Meg (Elizabeth Opperman), the middle sister, who quickly outgrew Hazlehurst, is back after a failed singing career on the West Coast; while Babe (Samantha Henry), the youngest, is out on bail after having shot her husband in the stomach. Their troubles, grave and yet, somehow, hilarious, are highlighted by their priggish cousin, Chick (Lori Foster); the awkward young lawyer, Barnette (Adam VanGorder), who tries to keep Babe out of jail while helpless not to fall in love with her; and Doc (Edd Griswold), who has some unfinished business with Meg. In the end the play is the story of how its young characters escape the past to seize the future - but the telling is so true and touching and consistently hilarious that it will linger in the mind long after the final scene. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Arts Partnership box office Monday through Friday (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) at 419-422-4624 or going directly to the Arts Partnership at 619 S. Main St. General public tickets are $12. Presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Crimes of the Heart will continue October 9-11 at the playhouse. All other performances begin at 8 p.m. The house opens 30 minutes prior to the performance.

Christmas Show Changed- Auditions Set Due to licensing issues, FFP can’t produce The Sound of Music as originally scheduled. However, director Marty Williams and the FFP board of trustees have chosen another musical which you are sure to enjoy. This December, FFP will present Scrooge! (Book, Libretto and Lyrics by Leslie

Bricusse), based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and the film of the same name. This holiday favorite begins on Christmas Eve in Victorian London and follows Ebenezer Scrooge on his journey to understanding the real meaning of life and Christmas. Everyone knows this one. It is the classic redemption story that fills us all with joy, laughter, and that special warmth of the Christmas season. Marty Williams, director, will be conducting auditions at the playhouse (300 W. Sandusky St.) on Sunday, October 12 & Monday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m. Please arrive a little early to fill out the audition form so auditions can begin on time. There are a variety of parts available for actors of all ages. Marty will be

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Congratulations to the cast and crew of Moon Over Buffalo

Front: Vaida Bishop, Linda England, Shirley Nebergall, Kedryn Carpenter, Lori Foster, Barb Pace

Back: Alicia Creger, J. Ladd, George Rustemeyer, Pete Rose, Jim Toth, Edd Griswold, Jonathan Cohen, Bob Huber

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Avenue Q

Kneeling: Megan Meyer, Samantha Henry, Vickie Garner, Mandy Wolber Standing (1st row): Matt Gordon, Julie Lane, Aeryn Williams, Garrett Vekaryasz, Meghan Koesters, Adam VanGorder, Golda Bishop Standing (2nd row): John Garner, Jeff Meyer, Patrick Davis, James Hunter Rice, Wes Vollmar, Dora Vollmar, Wes Taylor, Zach Thomas Up Stairs & Balcony: Laurie Dye, Anna Wank, Alicia Blair, Scott Edmondson

assisted by the musical director, Aeryn Williams, the producer, Samantha Henry, and the choreographer, Julie Lane. Come with a prepared show tune to sing that is best suited for your voice. Try to keep your cut to about two minutes. Bring your sheet music as an accompanist will be provided. You will also be expected to do a cold read from the script: sometimes alone, sometimes against other potential cast members. Finally, the choreographer will ask you to do certain movements that will be taught during auditions. This gives us a sense of your movement capabilities. If you have questions about auditions, contact the director at mgwillia55@gmail.com. If you are interested in working on a tech crew for the production, contact the producer, Samantha Henry, at samanthlaynn882003@yahoo.com. You will also be able to watch for further updates on the Facebook page (FFP's "Scrooge" The Musical ). Presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Scrooge! will run December 4-7, 11-14, & 18-21.

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Who ever imagined a light opera starring iPhone-toting hipsters? Why, Findlay Light Opera Company, of course! This contemporary reimagining of Gilbert & Sullivan’s satirical romp will be FLOC’s largest production of the year. Charming and witty, clever yet accessible, this widely enjoyed musical pokes fun at artists taking themselves too seriously. Get ready for the love-sick twenty-somethings and manly poetry duels of Patience. The Findlay Light Opera Company is proud to announce the talented cast for this production. FLOC is thrilled to welcome some exceptional first time FLOC performers alongside some of the familiar faces you all know and love. The cast members are Esther Darmahkasih (Patience), Deb Shaffer (Lady Jane), Tina Kelly (Lady Angela), Maggie Hardesty (Lady Saphir), Sheryl Schirmer (Lady Ella), Eric Hertenstein (Bunthome), James Rice (Grosvenor), Jason Ferratus (Captain), George Rustemeyer (Major), Talyn Foust (Duke), and Bob Schirmer (Coach). The chorus of Rapturous Maidens are Alicia Creger, Samantha Henry, Megan Meyer, Casey Rebal, and Tammy Stevenson. The Dragoon Players are m. James Foust, Joshua Rich, and Adam VanGorder. Sandra Krueger is the director, musical director and Choreographer, and Matt Croy is the producer. Patience will run October 24, 25 at 8 p.m. and 26 at 2 p.m. at Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church. To purchase tickets, contact The Arts Partnership Box Office by calling 419-422-4624 or visit www.artspartnership.com. The Arts Partnership is located at 618 S. Main St. in Findlay. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Arts Partnership Credit Card Fees to Increase The Findlay Area Arts Partnership has announced that beginning October 1, 2014 their credit card convenience fee will increase from $3 to $5. Purchases with cash or checks will continue without a transaction fee.

Avenue Q Audience Participation By John Garner

During the recent Fort Findlay Playhouse production of Avenue Q, there was an opportunity for both the actors and the audience to be a part of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge fundraiser for Lou Gehrig's disease. During the show, the characters Nikki and Princeton discover that when we help others, we end up helping ourselves too. We took that message and decided to use the opportunity to let our Fort Findlay Playhouse family give back to those in need. During The Money Song, we passed around the hat through the audience for a good cause and were amazed at the generosity of our community. We gathered up several credit cards and school IDs (which we returned), a candy bar (which we did not), a Wolfie's Nuts card (yummy), lots of loose change, an entire purse (which we also returned) and wads of cash. The Fort Findlay Playhouse Avenue Q production team is proud to announce that we were able to raise $412.14 for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. To watch the video of the director, Aeryn Williams, getting drenched for a good cause go to the Fort Findlay Playhouse-Avenue Q facebook page and go to the August 17 post to see Rodney John Wilhelm III’s video.

Thanks again to all of you that participated!

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Membership Morale 2014-2015 Events

Wow how time flies. The first several events planned by the Membership Morale committee have already happened - did you attend? Don’t worry - if you missed out on these, there are more fun times yet to come.

Sat, Oct 25 ............................................ Haunted House Tour Sat, Nov 8 ................................................... Bonfire at Linda’s Tues, Dec 16 .................................. Caroling/Christmas Party Sat, Jan 10 ...................................................... Improv Games Fri, Feb 13 ................................................... Dinner & A Show Sat, Mar 14 ............................................. Cabaret/Sing-a-long Sun, Apr 12 ......................................... Photo Scavenger Hunt Wed, May 27 ................................................. Annual Banquet

More details will be available as the events get closer. Watch the Fortell, FFP website and facebook page (Fort Findlay Playhouse Morale) for more information.

August 9 5K Up, Up, and Away Run at BalloonFest. Curtis ran his first race -

and he won a medal!

Swim Party at the Croys, September 14

Party at Riverbend Park, July 12

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FFP Accolades at State Conference

A great weekend was had at The Ohio Community Theater Association's annual conference over Labor Day weekend. There was lots of great theater and sharing with friends. FFP was well represented and recognized in a number of areas. Technical awards were presented in several areas – these can be earned by entering a display for the weekend or by being nominated by an OCTA board member who has

attended a performance at your theater. This year FFP was presented with three awards in this category: Excellence in Special Effects and an Excellence in Lighting were presented to Marty Williams for Jekyll & Hyde, and a first place award for Overall Costume Coordination was presented to Cathy Williams.

FFP also received awards for the excerpt from Jekyll & Hyde that was performed on Saturday morning. Cathy Williams received an Excellence in costuming, Aeryn Williams received an Outstanding in Musical Direction and Merit in Acting awards were given to m James Foust as John Utterson and David Marquart as The Newsboy. Shirley Nebergall was given several newsletter awards for her work on the Fortell. She received excellence in OCTA news, excellence in use of graphics & photography, excellence in writing and special features, and outstanding in layout and overall quality. Shirley also came in 2

nd place in the OCTA Wiz quiz

competition held over the weekend. In the ‘late night games’ category, the FFP team of Bill Rayle, Vickie Garner, John Garner, Tom Miller, Andrea Adams-Miller, Grace Foster, Elizabeth Opperman and Jeff Opperman won the Twisted Tech contest, and James Hunter Rice was named Miss OCTA 2014 in the Drag Race. A “well done” and “well deserved” to all.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical A lot of time and talent were represented on the OCTA stage over the Labor Day weekend, as well as the regional festival in June, and they all deserve to be recognized. Marty Williams (director, lights, set), Cathy Williams (producer, costumes), Aeryn Williams (music director), Julie Lane (choreographer, lights), and Denis Rodriques (sound). Orchestra – Zach Thomas, Scott Edmondson, Golda Bishop, Tracy Hiller, Desra Dabney, and LuAnne Cook Crew – Tom Miller, Kim Marquart, Lizzy Reynolds, Elaine Reynolds, Wes Vollmar, Dora Vollmar, Garrett Vekaryasz, and Adam VanGorder Cast – m. James Foust, Jerry Mathern, Jeff Opperman, Samantha Henry, Sandra Krueger, Dan Orley, J.R. Smith, Pete Reynolds, Charlie Diefenbacher, Elizabeth Opperman, Cathy Williams, Patrick Davis, Bob Henry, David Marquart, Paula Cook, Alicia Creger, Matt Croy, Laurie Dye, Richele Reynolds, Megan Meyer, Talyn Foust, John Garner, Maggie Hardesty, J. Ladd, Vickie Garner, Bill Rayle, and Lindsay Taylor.

Congratulations are in Order

Coy and Renee Schlumbohm welcomed their baby girl Aubrey Marguerite to the family. Born on July 13, 2014, she weighed in at 6 lbs, 3 oz. and was 19 ¾” long.

In the theater world, Kathy Newell performed the role of Golde in the Upper Sandusky Star Players performance of Fiddler on the Roof.

Before moving to China for a year, Kyle and Tara Slagley performed in the Archbold Community Theatre’s production of Guys and Dolls. Kyle played Nathan Detroit and Tara played a Hot Box Girl and was the choreographer.

Congratulations to you all.

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Findlay Area Youtheatre to Present Shrek the Musical By Craig VanRenterghem The Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County asks for your attendance at Youtheatre’s production of DreamWorks Shrek The Musical. Performances of this family-friendly show are October 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. and October 19 at 2 p.m. and are held in the Great Room at First Presbyterian Church, located at 2330 South Main Street in Findlay. The production staff includes direction by Jim Toth, music direction by Zach Thomas, choreography by Julie Lane, technical direction by Merv Schrock, costume design by Cathy Williams and scenic design by Megan Hall. In this production, there are 48 youth performing on stage, and 13 on the technical team. The Cast: Shelby Blair, Landon Bott, Rachel Bower, Sylvie Bright, Seth Camiscione, Sophie Caton, Stephen Christiansen, Drew Denike, Ellie Denike, Tori Denike, Abby Distel, Cord Elliott, Alyse Fisher, Jalyss Fisher, Jenny Fleck, Jacob Girdler, Jenna Gobrogge, Jeremy Gobrogge, Abby Hagan, Trey Hall, Victoria Hunteman, Lena Kennedy, Katie Kitchen, Shaina Lako, Mya Lunguy, Joshua Mathias, Erin McClung, Cody McClurg, Mackenzie McMaster, Faith Middleton, Alyssa Miller, CJ Miller, Hannah Mueller, Evelyn Napier, Carly Powell, Andrew Pueschel, Will Quanrud, Lily Rutledge, Landon Smith, Cody Towell, Amanda Tremains, Sophia Weaver, Skyla Williams, Bethany Wise, Isabel Wolke, Will Yates, Katie Young and Suzi Zuver. The Technical Team: Shannon Amos, Mason Carroccio, Mason Clouse, Brianna Davis, David Dryden, Jerusha Dysinger, Megan Elliot, Cory Fox, Evelyn Kutschbach, Alexis Neumam, Eryka Smith, Rylee Tressler and Mary Yates. In Shrek the Musical, a stage adaptation of the hit DreamWorks animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig; Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and numerous iconic fairytale creatures embark on a journey to defeat the evil Lord Faarquad. The musical score (music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire) contains catchy tunes such as Story of My Life, I Know It’s Today, Freak Flag and I Think I’ve Got You Beat. Shrek the Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. Tickets are on sale now. Advance ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for students. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door for $12, based upon availability. All seats are general admission. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact The Arts Partnership Box Office by calling 419-422-4624 or visit www.artspartnership.com. The Arts Partnership is located at 618 S. Main St. in Findlay. Office hours are 9 a.m to 5 p.m, Monday through Friday.

U of F Helps Out at FFP By Tom Miller The University of Findlay provided the Fort Findlay Playhouse with seven students for the morning of August 16

th as part of

their Freshman Orientation Service Project. For this, all incoming freshmen are required to spend three hours volunteering in a local civic organization. We typically achieve over 40 man-hours of improvements in a Saturday morning. FFP takes advantage of this program to catch up on building and grounds maintenance. This year we focused on the exterior of the Annex painting exposed wood around some of the windows. They also painted the interior red of our theater entrance doors. Additionally, some scrubbing was performed on the floor and seats of the theater. They also chopped a few weeds and

trimmed our large bushes. This is the 8

h year

we have benefitted from their efforts. Last year, we focused on the red of the east side of our building and painting the interior of our annex.

Leading Ladies October 3 -12

Bucyrus Little Theatre – Bucyrus www.bucyruslittletheatre.com

419-562-0731

Spring Awakening October 10 -12

3 B Productions – Holland www.3Bproductions.org

419-865-5533

Les Miserables October 16 - 19

Fort Defiance Players – Defiance www.fortdefianceplayers.org

419-782-7529

Oliver October 31 - November 2

Waterville Playshop – Waterville www.watervilleplayshop.org

419-270-1204

Moon Over Buffalo October 31 - November 9

Ritz Players – Tiffin www.ritztheatre.org

419-448-8544

God Sees Dog November

Lionface Productions - Bowling Green www.lionfaceproductions.org

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Fiddler on the Roof November 6 - 16

Playmakers Civic Theatre - Port Clinton www.pcplaymakers.org

419-734-5044

Spamalot November 7 - 15

Oregon Community Theatre – Oregon www.oregoncommunitytheatre.org

419-691-1398

Escanaba in Love November 7 - 16

Genoa Civic Theatre and Literary Society – Genoa www.genoacivictheatre.com

419-855-3103

45 Seconds from Broadway November 7 -16

Harlequins, Inc. – Sandusky www.harlequinstheatre.org

419-621-1311

Laura November 7 - 16

Toledo Repertoire Theatre (Main Stage) – Toledo www.toledorep.org

419-243-9277

The Heiress November 7 - 22

Village Players – Toledo www.thevillageplayers.org

419-472-6817

OCTAFest 2014; ‘OCTAopoly’ In keeping with the 2015 state conference theme - a bit of trivia regarding the Hasbro game Monopoly.

Since the game was introduced in the 1930s, pieces have come and gone. Some have been around since the beginning, others have been dropped from the game, and one was just added recently (more on that later). The most recognizable icon of the game, the top hat, is one of the original six pieces. The token was based on the hat the game’s lead character, Mr. MONOPOLY, would wear. When the game was introduced, he was known as Rich Uncle Pennybags, and there is speculation the character was based on J.P. Morgan.

What to see in the Northwest Region and other local theaters

This years NW Basket for the Silent Auction at state conference was a collection of gift cards valued over $300,

including a Marathon gas card donated by FFP.

The basket sold for $250 and was assembled by NW Regional Rep., Michelle Johnson.

How to contact the 2014-2015 OCTA Executive Board President Dawna Kornick (NE)

drkornick@att.net 1st Vice President Michelle Dolciato (NE)

meesh1170@yahoo.com 2nd Vice President Jesse Bernal (NW) jessebernal@hotmail.com 3rd Vice President Gary Maher (NE)

gmaher@windstream.net Secretary Kathie Brennan (SW) hrhprincesskathie@juno.com Administrative Assistant Aara Wise (C)

OCTA1953@gmail.com 2015 Conference Chair Wayne Kirsch (SW) kirschwe@earthlink.net Immediate Past President John Falkenbach (W):

jfalkenbach@cs.com Northwest At-Large Members Millie Butts: millieb62@roadrunner.com Dianne Pytel: dianne@ritztheatre.org Angela Wetzel: wetzelz2@aol.com

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There’s No Place Like OCTA By Shirley Nebergall, FFP’s OCTA Delegate OCTA Conference 2014 is

just a memory now, but it’s one to treasure forever. The theme for this year’s conference, held over the Labor Day weekend at the Perrysburg French Quarters was “There’s no Place Like OCTA.” The weekend was off to a great start on Friday evening with the presentations of two OCTA Jr. excerpts. OCTAFest Jr. 2014, a daylong festival of excerpts focusing on children’s theater, was held in Tiffin on August 2. This was the 9

th

annual festival and included seven excerpts from four regions in Ohio. Following the same guidelines as OCTAFest, excerpts were presented and two were chosen to perform at the State OCTA Conference. This year’s invitees were Shrek, The Musical presented by 3B Productions (NW region) and 13 presented by Mansfield Youth Theatre (Central region) with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, presented by Wayne County Performing Arts Company (Central region), chosen as the alternate. Unfortunately Mansfield Youth Theatre was unable to attend the state OCTA conference, so we were treated to performances of Shrek, the Musical and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Over the course of the weekend, participants were asked to wear certain colors to represent a cause for the day, with donations collected for those causes. Sunday was “Green and Glamorous” day with donations collected for Habitat for Humanity. Saturday was “Pink and Popular” day with donations collected for Susan G. Komen for the cure. Chrys Peterson, former WTOL-11 anchorwoman and spokesperson for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure (also mother of Riley who played Pinocchio in Shrek, The Musical), spoke to those gathered about donations, research, the race and all that goes into the search for a cure. There were 566 people registered for the weekend (not counting the Friday night OCTA Jr. cast and crews). They could watch 13 excerpts invited to perform at state from the 46 presented at the six regionals held over the course of the summer. After each excerpt, a panel of three adjudicators gave 3-minute critiques to each cast and crew. These critiques usually prove to be quite interesting – both in new ideas and sometimes, just another opinion of what you’ve just seen. The excerpts can also give you a look into plays and musicals that you might want to see performed in your local theater. When not watching the excerpts, there were also several workshops that could be attended ranging from A to Z. There was Advanced Lighting Tools, Flash Mob Choreography, Marketing for Today’s World, Mask Making, Music Theatre International Resources & Licensing, New Lighting Tools, Puppet Making, Vocal Techniques, and Zumba. During the

evening hours there was OCTAFeud, an MTI sing-a-long, a twisted tech challenge, the OCTA Wiz Quiz, a scavenger hunt and, of course, time to catch up with OCTA friends. During the annual meeting on Saturday, board members and delegates were introduced to those running for the board, and an election was held. FFP’s Marty Williams’ term ended this year, and we thank him for his service to the OCTA Board. There was a very nice banquet on Sunday evening with a dance and costume contest. Monday was the awards luncheon where FFP gathered several awards of recognition (see page five for a list). FFP was well represented this year as we were one of the 13 excerpts presented – the first one on Saturday morning to be exact. Besides the cast and crew (see page five for the list), FFP was also represented by Jim and Linda Toth, Shirley Nebergall, James Rice, Sam Gupta, Katie Blockslidge, and Jerry and Janet Reichert (yes – Benefactors, Angels, Patrons, etc., you can all come too!) The finale of the luncheon on Monday was the presentation of the theme for the 2015 state conference. Conference will be held in Cincinnati at the Holiday Inn Eastgate over the Labor Day weekend (September 4-7). The theme is “OCTAoply 2015: From Boardwalk to Broadway.” Make plans now to get your game on in Cincinnati.

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State AACTfest Held Over Labor Day Weekend The AACT (The American Association of Community Theatre) festival cycle began for Ohio over the Labor Day weekend during the OCTA (Ohio Community Theatre Association) State Conference in Perrysburg. This was the first time for the two festivals to be held concurrently. Any theater wishing to be considered to be chosen to move on to the regional level of AACT just had to indicate their desire when registering their excerpt to the OCTA Festival. There were five theaters who wanted to compete, so Ohio was able to send two excerpts on to the regional level. Congratulations and break a leg to Troy Civic Theatre (Angel Street) and Williams County Community Theatre (Proof) as they move on to the regional festival. Congratulations to the Hudson Players (Spamalot) who were chosen as alternates. There are 10 regions across the US – Ohio belongs to Region III along with Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan. The winners from state will compete again at regionals April 16-19, 2015 in Midland, Michigan (a little north of Flint & Lansing). If they are chosen to go on to the national level, they will compete in Grand Rapids, Michigan June 23-27, 2015 at the beautiful, state-of-the-art Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Twelve performances from the regional festivals (one representative each from nine of the regions and two from Region IV, plus an at-large selection) will take place in the Civic Theatre Complex. Workshops and meetings will be held a few blocks away in the festival hotel, the historic Amway Grand Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids. By the time AACTFest 2015 ends, there will have been approximately 40 state festivals with more than 200 theater productions at the state level, and 80 or so theaters performing in regional festivals representing more than 40 states and up to 17 U.S. military bases in Europe. (Information obtained from the July/August 2014 edition of Spotlight, the AACT newsletter.) If you have any questions, please contact the OCTA AACT Rep Dawna Kornick (drkornick@att.net), or Gary Maher (gmaher@windstream.net), who has been our contact to the AACT festival committee.

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2014-2015 NW Regional Reps

Mitchell Antesky: bumrrr@gmail.com Joe Barton: jbarton22@msn.com C: 419-356-6959 C: 419-360-5639 S. Harley Berry: Samantha Henry: samanthalynn882003@yahoo.com C: C: 419-429-9039 Michelle Johnson: msjcatmom@gmail.com Linda McClure: birdlady@bright.net C: 419-270-5071 C: 419-233-1168 Jan Miller: danjange@watchtv.net C: 419-204-7246 Facebook: OCTA's Northwest Region

LOOKING AHEAD (all events take place at FFP unless otherwise noted)

Crimes of the Heart Thu. - Sat., October 2 - 4, 9 - 11 8:00 p.m. Sun., October 5 5:00 p.m. Auditions for Scrooge! Sun. - Mon., October 12 - 13 7:30 p.m. General Membership Meeting Wed., October 22 7:30 p.m. Membership Morale Haunted House Tour Sat., October 25 8:00 p.m. Daylight Saving Time Ends Sun., November 2 2:00 a.m. Board Meeting Wed., November 5 7:30 p.m. Fortell Deadline Sat., November 8 (note change!) 5:00 p.m. Membership Morale Bonfire at Linda’s Sat., November 8 6:00 p.m. NW Region Delegates Meeting Sat., November 15 4:00 p.m. Dinner and a Show (The Heiress) Village Players Contact Shirley Nebergall if you want to attend Tickets for Scrooge! Benefactors Mon., November 17 Arts Partnership Box Office Angels Tue., November 18 419-422-4624 Patrons Wed., November 19 Mon. - Fri. General Public Mon., November 24 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. General Membership Meeting Wed., November 26 (watch for cancellation notice) 7:30 p.m. Scrooge! Thu. - Sat., December 4 - 6, 11 - 13, 18 - 20 8:00 p.m. Sun., December 7, 14, 215 5:00 p.m. Board Meeting Mon., December 8 (note change!) 7:30 p.m. Membership Morale Caroling/Christmas Party Tue., December 16 6:00 p.m. General Membership Meeting Wed., December 24 (watch for cancellation notice) 7:30 p.m. Board Meeting Wed., January 7 7:30 p.m. Fortell Deadline Thu., January 8 5:00 p.m. Membership Morale Improv Games Sat., January 10 6:00 p.m. Auditions for Play On Sun. - Mon., January 11 - 12 7:30 p.m. General Membership Meeting Wed., January 28 7:30 p.m.